Policeman wins £430,000 payout because he couldn't stand daily ridicule from colleagues

[dipsydoodle]

Policeman who became worldwide laughing stock after his truncheon attack on pensioner's car went viral wins £430,000 payout because he couldn't stand daily ridicule from colleagues

A police officer filmed smashing the windows of a Range Rover in a video clip which became an internet sensation has won more than £400,000 after claiming he was 'ridiculed' out of his job.

Former Pc Mike Baillon, 42, won the payout when an industrial tribunal said he had lost out on his future pension and some earnings when he quit his job.

He had told the tribunal he was the butt of daily mockery by his colleagues in Gwent Poilce because of the YouTube video.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2552186/Policeman-given-430-000-payout-humiliation-suffered-video-using-truncheon-smash-pensioners-window-went-viral-online.html#ixzz2sUuFpWZv

Yes I know its the Mail but it just happens to be true.

[truebrit71]

1. Bloody stupid....

[non sociopath skin]

2. Yes, I've noticed that the occasional true story slips through at the Mail.

I put it down to sloppy sub-editing.

The Skin